Diners are finding a fix for their soul food cravings on the corner of a busy intersection in Greensboro's urban Southside neighborhood.

One of the most fascinating dishes across the South is chicken and waffles, but Dame's Chicken & Waffles takes it up a notch -- offering drizzles and shmears to enhance the pairing.

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Blending a balance of sweet and savory with soft and crunchy, the folks at Dame's say the best way to enjoy one of the restaurant's 10 chicken-and-waffle pairings is together -- a bite of chicken and waffle together on a fork.

Sunday is Waffle Day, a tradition that is celebrated in Sweden and elsewhere.

The day historically marks the beginning of spring and is celebrated by the eating of waffles.

A second Waffle Day, celebrated Aug. 24, began in the United States and honors the anniversary of the patenting of the first American waffle iron invented in New York.

After walking through the front door of Dame’s, patrons are whisked back into the 1920s as they are welcomed into a dining room lined with photos. Soft jazz plays in the background.

"We want to sell an atmosphere that they feel is comfortable and enjoy the food that we're bringing out to them," front-of-the-house manager Devon Tabor said.

Once seated, diners will quickly realize that there's more than one way to fix a waffle at Dame's.

The thick, snowflake-shaped waffles are prepared in a waffle iron, cooked for about two minutes until they are meltingly tender on the inside and have a light brown texture on the outside. The waffles are transferred to a plate and dusted with powdered sugar and topped with deep fried, savory-seasoned chicken legs, wings or a boneless cutlet.

Diners can choose from an assortment of drizzles and nuts for added flair -- and choose a side of spicy collard greens, garden salad, grits, sautéed squash, fruit, southern potato salad or macaroni and cheese to complement their meal.

Restaurant staff said their most popular waffle dish is owner Damion Moore's personal favorite -- the Carolina Cockerel, a blueberry waffle served with three chicken wings and peach and apricot shmear.

"Everything comes from Dame's. He looks at the waffle flavors, the chicken and drizzles as an art form. He expresses himself as such," Tabor said.

Kitchen manager Benjamin "BJ" Brown has been perfecting the waffle-making process for more than six years.

"There's places you can get chicken or you can get a waffle. There are very few places where you're able to get the combination together," Brown said.

He said people find comfort in the hearty, satisfying food the restaurant serves.

"People want it every day. It's comfort food," said Brown, who works to please. "As long as you enjoy the food, it's all right by me."

His personal favorite is a vegan waffle with a cutlet.

"The vegan is heavy and will get you full, and the cutlet is my favorite cut of chicken," Brown said.

Dame's Chicken and Waffles is located at 301 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Greensboro. The restaurant has additional locations in Cary and Durham, and an express location on Duke University's central campus.